Tag: President Bashar Assad
Syrian rebels release Greek Orthodox nuns after 3 months
The release of the nuns and their helpers, 16 women in all, is a rare successful prisoner exchange deal between Syrian government authorities and the rebels seeking to overthrow the rule of President Bashar Assad.
Convert to Christianity jailed for distributing Gospel in Iran
AN Iranian convert from Islam to Christianity has been sentenced to a decade in prison for proselytizing, the Christian news network Agenzia Fides reports. The man, Mohammed-Hadi “Mostafa” Bordbar, was officially charged with “crimes against state security.”
Syria’s war children will grow up illiterate, says UN envoy
SYRIA'S devastating civil war will force a generation of children to grow up illiterate and filled with hate, a UN envoy warned on Thursday as fighting raged on around the country.
Syria defies Arab League deadline to end violence
NEWS agency AP quoting a Foreign Ministry spokesman said the talks were making some, but there was no official announcement on whether Syria would sign the agreement.
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